3:22through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. The righteousness of God must be received now that it “has been manifested” (v. 21). To believe, for Paul, involves knowledge of the gospel’s content, mental assent to its testimony about Christ (10:14), and obedient trust and reliance on Him as Savior and Lord (1:5). The righteousness of God is exclusively for those who have faith (“there is no distinction: for all have sinned”), whether Jew or Gentile (3:22–23).